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More than 50 years after the fall of Portugal’s dictatorship, the authoritarian regime still casts a long shadow over this wildfire-prone country.

From creating a plan to packing a go bag, here’s how you can prepare for the next wildfire, hurricane, or other natural disaster.

Journalists and activists should focus on these three linked problems, says the acclaimed author, who also encourages us to talk about hope.

Taking sand from one place to save another often creates more problems — but there are ways to fix that.

…and other interesting new research that crossed our paths in the past few weeks, including a look at ecotourism land grabs.

As funding drops and institutions change, the study of plants appears to be withering on the vine. That’s letting critical skills go extinct.

If you’re displaced by wildfire, a hurricane, or other extreme weather, here’s how to cast your ballot.

First used as a bioweapon four decades ago, anthrax outbreaks continue to worsen as the country gets warmer and wetter.

In response government officials labeled Earth Uprisings “eco-terrorists” — continuing a worldwide strategy of criminalizing protest.

A single Franciscan manzanita plant nicknamed Francie, the last of its kind from the wild, charts an unlikely comeback in San Francisco.